Crisis and change in vocational education and training
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Crisis and change in vocational education and training
（Higher education policy series, 36）
Jessica Kingsley, 1996
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-143) and index
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Description
In this volume Dr Geoffrey Elliot provides a critical account of the nature, extent and impact of government policy for the further education sector. He explores a range of responses to policy, exposing both intended and unintended consequences of the increased development of Human Resources Management and Quality Assurance system, and sets these in the context of competing lecturer and manager perspectives. He bases his theoretical focus on a study of a large urban FE college coming to terms with increasing pressures from market forces in vocational education. At a time of rapid change in FE this book offers useful and relevant information on:
* the impact of government policy and college procedures upon lecturers' practice
* the effects of the introduction of formal quality systems and quantitative performance indicators into the college
* the conflict of professionals trying to balance the demands of students and managers
* the resulting tensions between lecturers and senior college managers over resourcing, management styles and practices.
Table of Contents
List of figures. Foreword by Dr Ernest Theodossin. Preface. Introduction. 1. The Changing Context of Further Education. The national policy context. Standards and quality as contested values in FE. The institutional context of policy. The historical and political context of policy. Linkage between the 1992 FHE Act and the 1988 ERA. The 1992 FHE Act: system-changing legislation. Competing visions and cultures in FE. 2. The Lecturer as a Reflective Practitioner. The organisational context of teaching. Teaching as a profession. Teaching as occupation, work or labour. Rationale for a reflective practitioner model of teaching. Teaching as reflective practice. Conclusion. 3. Researching a College: Methods and Problems. Epistemology. `Foreshadowed problems` and `progressive focusing`. Participant observation. Sources of data. The qualitative interview. The case record. The interview group. The methodology of data analysis. Limitations of the study. 4. Quality Assurance. Cultural-political change in further education. The dominance of the notion of quality assurance. Whose quality is it anyway? Lecturers' perspectives on quality. Conclusion. 5. The Competent Lecturer. Competence-based qualifications. Industry lead body standards in FE. Competence-based assessment. A lead body for FE. An alternative model of teaching in FE. 6. Lecturers and Managers. FE lecturers and student learning. Managerialism. A bottom-up model of management. A pedagogic culture. 7. Conclusions: Understanding Teaching in FE and its Importance as a Management Issue. The potential of a reflective practitioner model of teaching. Implications for college managers. Qualitative research methods and management studies. The crisis of reform. References. Subject Index. Names Index.
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